GENERAL AND SPECIFIC SKILLS



C4 - Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision-making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Industrial Engineering.

C6 - Ability to handle specifications, regulations and mandatory standards.

C7 - Ability to analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.

CRI10 - Basic knowledge and application of environmental technologies and sustainability.



TRANSVERSAL SKILLS (C.T):



CT1 - Autonomy and Self-Regulation

CT3 - Communication and Multilingualism

CT5 - Information Management and Digital Citizenship

CT7 - Critical Thinking

CT8 - Teamwork

The content of this subject is divided into 3 blocks with 6 basic topics, which are detailed below:



Block I:

Topic 1: Introduction

Topic 2: Environmental management tools



Block II: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Topic 3: Philosophy of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Topic 4: Computer tools for carrying out LCA



Block III: Tools for more environmentally friendly production

Topic 5: Ecodesign

Topic 6: Eco-labels

The methodology proposed for this subject is based on an active methodology through which students will participate in the construction of their knowledge thanks to the planned activities. This also allows students to acquire greater responsibility.



The communication and relationship between the teaching staff and the students is carried out through the following channels:

- Theoretical and practical classes

- Use of eGela. On this platform, students have all the necessary information at their disposal.

- Tutorials



If health circumstances require online teaching, the characteristics of this subject allow it to be developed, as it is designed, using the computer resources that the UPV/EHU makes available to us (Microsoft Teams, eGela, etc).

CONTINUOUS EVALUATION:



Students who choose this evaluation will have to complete the following activities:

1) Written test (20%)

2) Written work (Group) (65%)

3) Presentation of work (Group) (15%)



The FINAL mark is obtained by applying these percentages to the results of the evaluation in each of the concepts indicated above, taking into account the following REQUIREMENTS:

a) Complete all the established activities.

b) Complete the tasks within the established deadline (which will be announced on eGela).

c) Obtain a minimum mark of 3.5/10 in each of them.



In order to approve the course, a final mark of 5/10 will be required. If any requirement is not fulfilled, the course will be failed in the ordinary exam with a maximum final mark of 4.



WRITTEN TEST: Negative answers will be penalised by 25% compared to positive answers.



WRITTEN WORK will be assessed by the teacher.



ORAL PRESENTATIONS will be evaluated by the teacher according to the correctness of the content of the exposition and its execution.



In any case, students will have the right to be evaluated through the Final Evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the Continuous Evaluation system. In order to do so, students must submit a written resignation from the Continuous Evaluation, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks from the beginning of the term.





FINAL EVALUATION:



The Final EVALUATION will consist of an exam, worth 70% of the final mark, which will include theoretical and practical questions, and a written assignment, worth 30% of the final mark. This work will be submitted for assessment on the date assigned to the final exam. In order to pass the course, a minimum mark of 3.5/10 must be obtained in each of the parts and a final mark of 5/10.





Resignation from the ordinary evaluation call:



Students who have chosen continuous evaluation may submit their resignation from the evaluation period by writing to the lecturer who teaches the subject, within one month of the end of the teaching period of the subject.



In the case of students who choose the final evaluation system, in order to waive the evaluation period, it will be sufficient not to sit the final exam.



In the case that it is not possible to carry out a face-to-face assessment of the subject, the pertinent changes will be made in order to perform an on-line assessment using the existing computer tools at the UPV/EHU. The characteristics of this on-line assessment will be published in the student guides and in eGela.

Standards:
- ISO 14040 (Life Cycle Assessment)
- ISO 14006 (Ecodesign)
- ISO 14064 (Ecolabels)
- ISO 14067 (Ecolabels)

Basic bibliography

Baumann, H., Tillman, A.M. The Hitch Hiker´s Guide to LCA. An orientation in life cycle assessment methodology and application. Lund: Editorial Studentlitteratur, 2004. ISBN: 91-44-02364-2. Código BETSE: A244 15



Valdivia, S., Sonnemann G. Handbook on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment.Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. ISBN: 9781800378643. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378650



Leonard, A. La historia de las cosas. Buenos Aires: Ed. Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2010. ISBN: 978-84-375-0650-0. Código BUSC: M-EMA 476

In-depth bibliography

McDonough, W., Braungart, M. Cradle to cradle : (de la cuna a la cuna): rediseñando la forma en que hacemos las cosas. Madrid: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN: 84-481-4295-0. Código BETSE: A234 14

Muthu, S.S. Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Different Industrial Sectors. Volume 1 & 2. Berlin: Springer, 2014. ISBN: 978-981-4560-40-5 (Vol. 1) & 978-981-4585-74-3 (Vol. 2). Código BETSE: 244 10

Journals

- The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment: https://link.springer.com/journal/11367

- Science of The Total Environment: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/science-of-the-total-environment

- Journal of Cleaner Production: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-cleaner-production